Kevin Kennedy, the Government Accountability Board Director, gave an interview to the Wheeler Report. He discusses the tumultous year that was 2012 and talks about possible changes to the GAB. What have been the biggest accomplishments of GAB in the past year?I would say the ability to manage five statewide elections in a presidential election […]
State of the State Scheduled for January 15
Date Thu, Jan. 10, 2013 - 5:46pm By Hamilton
Gov. Scott Walker will address the full Legislature from the Assembly chamber on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. in his third state of the state address. As in the past, his speech will likely be a preview of his budget.
101st Legislative Session Begins
Date Thu, Jan. 10, 2013 - 5:12pm By Hamilton
The 101st session of the Wisconsin Legislature came to order on January 7, 2013 at the State Capitol to inaugurate newly elected members. The leaders of all four legislative caucuses, Speaker Robin Vos, Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, and Minority Leader Chris Larson made comments expressing their goals for the […]
Article Highlights Recently Enacted Civil Liability Reforms throughout the Country
Date Thu, Jan. 10, 2013 - 4:57pm By Hamilton
The Federalist Society this week published an article, Tort Reform Update: Recently Enacted Legislative Reforms and State Court Challenges, authored by Hamilton Consulting Group’s Andrew Cook discussing the numerous civil liability reform bills passed throughout the country the last two years. In addition, the article discusses recent decisions involving state court challenges to previously enacted […]
WEDC Looks for Fresh Start with New Leadership
Date Thu, Jan. 10, 2013 - 4:40pm By Hamilton
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is making some big changes to its leadership team and internal policies in an effort to correct past mistakes that have cost the public-private hybrid agency money and credibility. WEDC, which was created to replace the Department of Commerce, was designed to be more nimble than the old agency, but […]
Candidates/Date Set for Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
Date Thu, Jan. 10, 2013 - 4:04pm By Hamilton
The 2012 election season may be over, but wait – there’s more! Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Patience Roggensack is up for reelection for a 10-year term on the court, and she is being challenged by Wisconsin’s “King of Lemon Laws,” Vince Megna, and Marquette University Law School professor Edward Fallone. Though Wisconsinites are perhaps weary […]
Leadership & Committee Assignments
Date Wed, Jan. 9, 2013 - 6:36pm By Hamilton
A new legislative session means new leadership and new committees. Each party’s leadership makes the final determination on which members will serve on what committees. Legislators make their preferred committee choices known to their leadership team, but their desires may not match the needs of the caucus; so assignments come after much behind-the-scenes horse trading […]
Profile of the 2013 Wisconsin Legislature
Date Wed, Jan. 9, 2013 - 5:34pm By Hamilton
The Legislative Reference Bureau has prepared and interesting summary of the characteristics of the Wisconsin Legislature. It includes information about party affiliation, marital status, legislative experience, occupation, gender, age, educational background, and military service for this and the past 6 legislatures. The Senate Profile The senate has 33 members, including 18 Republicans and 15 Democrats. […]
New Faces in the Wisconsin Legislature
Date Wed, Jan. 9, 2013 - 4:27pm By Hamilton
A number of new members are joining the Wisconsin Legislature this session. In the Assembly, the number of new members is so large (25) that a majority of the members are in their first or second terms. This is only the second time this has occurred since 1973. Senate Paul […]
Blood Drive in Block 89
Date Wed, Jan. 9, 2013 - 1:27pm By Hamilton
Urban Land Interests is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive in Block 89, Hamilton Consulting’s building on Thursday, January 10 from 9:30 to 2:30. It will be held in Suite 205. January is National Blood Donor Month, a time when the American Red Cross recognizes and thanks the millions of dedicated blood donors across […]